DSC to Celebrate Once-in-a-Century Epic Pi Day on Saturday 3.14.15

Epic Pi Day is coming to the Da Vinci Science Center on Saturday March 14, 2015, with fun, hands-on activities related to the famous mathematical constant Pi. Pi is an irrational number – which means it never ends or repeats. Its greater importance is that it represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference – the line around the edge – to its diameter – a line from edge to edge that passes through the middle.

Pi Day is celebrated globally every year on March 14 because Pi, written to three digits, is 3.14. What makes Pi Day 2015 the 21st century’s Epic Pi Day is that Pi, written to five digits, is 3.1415, and this year’s Pi date is 3.14.15.

Written to eight digits, Pi is 3.1415926. As part of the fun, the Da Vinci Science Center will open for visitors a little early for visitors that day at 9:26 a.m. Visitors who come early will be in for a special treat as the Center’s CEO, Lin Erickson, promises to get up-and-close and personal with the Pi Day spirit at that special moment.

Epic Pi Day activities will include opportunities for visitors to make their own colorful Pi bracelets; face painting related to Pi (and pie); and an opportunity to calculate Pi for themselves with a giant circle inside Leo’s Landing Café.

All Pi Day activities will be available to visitors with paid admission or membership entry.

We're taking the Art of Science summer camp experience and shrinking it for little ones. Learn about how we use basic science concepts to make beautiful art, and how art and creativity inspires science. Colors, math, and different art media are all combined into one great week. Art of Science Camp is designed for preschoolers ages 4-5. Choose from two different weeks, starting June 18. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2nrRgXO.

Take the Egg Drop Challenge during Eggcellent Adventures weekend on March 30-31 and April 2, presented by Crayola. Spin the wheel to determine your egg protection materials and drop your contraption off our balcony to see if your egg survives. If your egg breaks, try again until you succeed! More information at http://bit.ly/2oQDtq7.

Da Vinci Science Center After School Clubs start April 7. Students in grades K-5 can join STEAM Club, where they'll explore exhibits and tinker with some of today's most cutting edge technology. Students in grades 5-8 can join Technology & Robotics Club where their passion for technology and gaming will transform into real-world skills that will last a lifetime. For more information, and to register, visit http://bit.ly/2x97HMM.

Bean the Sloth & his friends from the Lehigh Valley Zoo will be visiting us on Saturday, March 24 at 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. for live shows. Don't miss your opportunity to learn all about Bean and some other surprise guests. More info at http://bit.ly/2th45Yr.

Don't forget, "Explore Healthcare" Career Days run March 15-17. Come out to the Science Center and learn from St. Luke’s University Health Network professionals about jobs in sports medicine, physical therapy, nursing, neuroscience, and much more. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2FAGnrp.

Ada Lovelace was coding almost 200 years before smartphones and tablets existed! Use beads to write your birthday in binary code during this Little Learner Activity on Monday, March 19 from 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Little Learner Activities in March are all about great scientists. http://bit.ly/2otJE4S#LittleLearners

Spring Break School's Out Day Camps at the Da Vinci Science Center. On Friday, March 30 at “More Bugs Galore” Day Camp, explore the fascinating world of bugs, insects, and everything in between. On Monday, April 2 at “Flora and Fauna” Day Camp, conduct experiments to learn how plants and animals adapt and survive in their unique environments. Register for both Spring Break Day Camps and save $10. School's Out Day Camps are for students in grades K-5 and are held 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information and to register today, visit http://bit.ly/2F93b1S.

After School Clubs at the Da Vinci Science Center start in April. STEAM Camp, for students in grades K-5, begins April 11. Technology & Robotics Club, for students in grades 5-8, begins April 7. For more information and to register, visit http://bit.ly/2x97HMM.

Today is International Women's Day. It began in Russia in 1917 to commemorate the movement for women's rights. Through our Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Network, the science center supports female professionals in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields and works to inspire young women to follow in their footsteps. In February, a record-breaking 450 participants attended our annual WISE Networking Forum. We thank all our WISE supporters, especially the Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Daiichi-Sankyo and B. Braun Medical. Learn more at http://www.davincisciencecenter.org/news/inspiring-young-women/